There were three mistakes in “Table 4. Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.” as published. Under the question “A child living with epilepsy should never attend school?”, it read “True (D)/False (UD)/Sometimes true (UD)/Not familiar (UD)”, with (D) = desired, (UD) = undesired. This has been corrected to “True (UD)/False (D)/Sometimes true (UD)/Not familiar (UD).”
Under the question “What is the cause of epilepsy” row “Genetic trait(D)” column “82 respondents” it read “21(13,0.5)”, this has been corrected to “21 (13.5)”.
Under the question “May your daughter marry a man living with epilepsy?” row “No (UD)” column “N=96” it read “12 (12,0.5)”, this has been corrected to “12 (12.5)”. The corrected “Table 4. Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.” appears below.
The authors apologize for this error and state that it does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The first published incorrect version of the article has been updated.
TABLE 4
| Group A (N = 96) | Group B (N = 103) | |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| KNOWLEDGE | ||
| Have you heard/read about epilepsy? | N = 96 | N = 103 |
| Yes (D) | 95 (99.0) | 91 (88.3) |
| No (UD) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (11.7) |
| p = 0.006 | ||
| Which age group is most affected?a | 94 respondents | 101 respondents |
| N = 95 | N = 109 | |
| 0–4 (UD) | 7 (7.4) | 27 (24.8) |
| 5–9 (UD) | 21 (22.1) | 34 (31.2) |
| ≥10 (D) | 67 (70.5) | 48 (44.0) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| What is the cause of epilepsy? a | 95 respondents | 82 respondents |
| N = 206 | N = 156 | |
| Brain injury (D) | 86 (41,7) | 61 (39.1) |
| Genetic trait (D) | 14 (6.8) | 21 (13.5) |
| Birth injury (D) | 59 (28.6) | 13 (8.3) |
| Excessive worry (UD) | 27 (13.1) | 15 (9.6) |
| Blood disorders (D) | 17 (8.3) | 17 (10.9) |
| Witchcraft (UD) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) |
| Curse of God (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Spirit possession (UD) | 1 (0.5) | 8 (5.1) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 1 (0.5) | 20 (12.8) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| Is epilepsy… a | 96 respondents | 89 respondents |
| N = 114 | N = 105 | |
| Madness (UD) | 6 (5.3) | 9 (7.6) |
| Spirit possession (UD) | 12 (10.5) | 13 (11.0) |
| Mental retardation (UD) | 3 (2.6) | 5 (4.2) |
| Brain disease (D) | 93 (81.6) | 78 (66.1) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (11.0) |
| p = 0.013 | ||
| ATTITUDES | ||
| Would you allow your child to play with a child living with epilepsy? | N = 96 | N = 103 |
| Yes (D) | 93 (96.9) | 84 (81.6) |
| No (UD) | 3 (3.1) | 7 (6.8) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 | 12 (11.7) |
| p = 0.003 | ||
| A child living with epilepsy should never attend school? | N = 96 | N = 102 |
| True (UD) | 11 (11.5) | 16 (15.7) |
| False (D) | 80 (83.3) | 70 (68.6) |
| Sometimes true (UD) | 5 (5.2) | 4 (3.9) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (11.8) |
| p = 0.011 | ||
| May your son marry a woman living with epilepsy? | N = 95 | N = 102 |
| Yes (D) | 80 (84.2) | 51 (50.0) |
| No (UD) | 15 (15.8) | 38 (37.3) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (12.7) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| May your daughter marry a man living with epilepsy? | N = 96 | N = 103 |
| Yes (D) | 84 (87.5) | 52 (50.5) |
| No (UD) | 12 (12.5) | 40 (38.8) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (10.7) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| Can you give a job to a person living with epilepsy? | N = 96 | N = 102 |
| Yes (D) | 91 (94.8) | 68 (66.7) |
| No (UD) | 5 (5.2) | 34 (33.3) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| Is epilepsy is contagious? | N = 94 | N = 100 |
| Always (UD) | 1 (1.1) | 7 (7.0) |
| Sometimes (UD) | 16 (17.0) | 29 (29.0) |
| Never (D) | 77 (81.9) | 64 (64.0) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| p = 0.026 | ||
| PRACTICES | ||
| If a person found on the road what would you do?a | 96 respondents | 97 respondents |
| N = 96 | N = 110 | |
| Health facility (D) | 95 (99.0) | 84 (76.4) |
| Traditional healer (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.7) |
| Chinese medicine (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.7) |
| Praying session (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.5) |
| Do nothing as there is no treatment (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.5) |
| Do not know (UD) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (3.6) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.5) |
| p = 0.025 | ||
| What would you recommend for treatment for a family member living with epilepsy?a | 96 respondents | 98 respondents |
| N = 106 | N = 121 | |
| Health facility (D) | 96 (90.6) | 92 (76.0) |
| Traditional healer (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (6.6) |
| Chinese medicine (UD) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (2.5) |
| Prayers (UD) | 8 (7.5) | 11 (9.1) |
| No, as epilepsy cannot be treated (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) |
| Do not know what to do (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) |
| Not familiar (UD) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.3) |
| p = 0.18 | ||
| How long should the treatment be given?b | 94 respondents | 102 respondents |
| N = 98 | N = 102 | |
| For 1 week (UD) | 3 (3.1) | 11 (10.8) |
| For 1 year (UD) | 5 (5.1) | 7 (6.9) |
| For 2 years of seizure freedom (D) | 45 (45.9) | 17 (16.7) |
| For life (D) | 45 (45.9) | 67 (65.6) |
| p < 0.001 | ||
Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.
More than one answer was allowed.
Some Community Health Workers selected two answers with n, number responses; D, desired response; UD, undesired response.
Summary
Keywords
epilepsy, knowledge, attitude, practices, community health workers, training
Citation
Dedeken P, Muhumuza SN, Sebera F, Umwiringirwa J, Bitunguhari L, Tierens H, Teuwen DE and Boon PAJM (2023) Corrigendum: Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers. Int J Public Health 68:1606486. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606486
Received
08 August 2023
Accepted
09 October 2023
Published
06 November 2023
Volume
68 - 2023
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